U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
A source familiar with the calls told Scripps News that President Trump spoke with Zelenskyy before talking with Putin.
The discussions were meant to advance efforts toward a potential ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
"THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE 'BLOODBATH' THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE," Trump said in a statement on social media prior to the calls.
On Sunday, Zelenskyy met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome, discussing the situation in Ukraine.
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The negotiations will come after Putin decided not to accept Zelenskyy's invitation for a face-to-face meeting last week. However, delegations involving officials from Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey met on Friday. The talks in Istanbul represented the first time government officials from Russia and Ukraine have met face-to-face since 2022.
The Associated Press reported that the two sides agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each. They also agreed to provide each other with detailed ceasefire proposals and to arrange a meeting between their heads of state, the AP reported.
